Politics
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed worried that allowing a bad prosecutor to be sued by a wrongfully convicted person might chill other prosecutions - even if they're doing their jobs correctly and honestly.
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The White House is calling for an end to violence in Iran as security forces there crack down on anti-government protesters.
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The United States spends more money than any other country, and its elite institutions are the world's best. But overall the system is wasteful, fails too many - and is falling behind other countries.
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An Atlanta councilwoman could become the city's first white mayor in a generation, facing off against a black state senator in a runoff next month.
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The central Pennsylvania city of York has elected its first black mayor, 40 years after violent race riots led to the death of a white police officer and a black woman.
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Houston won't know who its new mayor will be until next month.
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California Lt. Gov. John Garamendi has won a special election to a Northern California congressional seat, keeping the district in Democratic hands.
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The White House on Wednesday expressed concern about a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters in Iran as President Barack Obama said he wanted U.S. and Iran to move beyond "suspicion, mistrust and confrontation."
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The Colorado ski town of Breckenridge has voted overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana.
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A Havana-born commissioner and former television reporter has won the Miami mayor's race.
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Republicans swept the governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia Tuesday, ending Democratic rule in both states and launching what they hope will become a comeback heading into next year's mid-term elections for control of the U.S. Congress.
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Pittsburgh's 29-year-old mayor has won his first full term in office by beating two independent candidates, including the son of pro football Hall of Famer Franco Harris.
